The New Glasgow UNICEF Group

Throughout Britain there are groups for UNICEF long established earning this charity a remarkable sum.

How then has The city of Glasgow been previously missed out?

Glasgow is a generous city and there is a wealth of skills just waiting for the potential to be realised.
To this end The Glasgow UNICEF group was set up and officially started on the 1st Of April 2009. NO this is not a joke. The new group is serious about fund-raising and making Glasgow a successful contributor to UNICEF.

SO WHAT DOES UNICEF DO AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT THAT GLASGOW CONTRIBUTES

Did you know UNICEF works in the UK as well as internationally?
Unicef works in the UK to champion childrens rights and to win support and raise money for children everywhere.

Unicef is a charity and is the worlds leading organisation working for children and their rights. It works with families local communities, partners and governments in more than 150 countries to help children realsie their full potential.
Children are supported through the provision of healthcare, nutrition and education.
Unicef protects children affected by crises including war, natural disasters and HIV?AIDS.
The UN convention on the rights of the child which protects the rights of children everywhere and has been adopted by almost every country in the world underpins all of UNICEFS work.

UNICEF is not funded by the UN. IT relies entirely on volunatry donations.

UNICEFS SIX BELIEFS

Every child has the right to the best possible start in life. It is wrong for children to die needlessly;it is imperative to prevent their unnecessary deaths

Every child has the right to the highest standards of health and education. It is imperative to work to attain these standards.

Every child possesses righjts inherently equal to every other childs. It is imperative to defend all children from violence, exploitation and discrimination.

To protect the rights of every child, and invest in her or his wellbeing, is the surest way to end poverty and to build peace and security in the world.

It is possible to give every child a good start in life. The world can, if it chooses, ensure that every child grows and develops to their full human potential.

Children are citizens of the communities and the societies they live in. Their voices should be heard and their potential heeded by all.